Share with a degree: highest and lowest councils in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)
York had the highest share of residents with a degree-level qualification of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021, at 38.8%.
North East Lincolnshire had the lowest, at 21.6%. The middle council, Bradford, had 27.4%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | York | 38.8% |
| =2 | Leeds | 34.7% |
| =2 | North Yorkshire Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. | 34.7% |
| 4 | Sheffield Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. | 33.4% |
| 5 | Calderdale | 30.9% |
| 6 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 30.5% |
| 7 | Kirklees | 29.9% |
| 8 | Bradford | 27.4% |
| 9 | Wakefield | 24.3% |
| 10 | North Lincolnshire | 23.9% |
| 11 | Barnsley Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. | 23.4% |
| 12 | Rotherham | 23.1% |
| 13 | Doncaster | 22.7% |
| 14 | Kingston upon Hull | 21.7% |
| 15 | North East Lincolnshire | 21.6% |